Charles F. Bass, Jr. *

 

Sponsor

 

Inducted 1985

 

Charlie began his career in softball as a player in 1947 and, at the time of his induction, continued to play.  In 1958, he sponsored his first team (a fast-pitch team) and, in 1962, switched to slow-pitch.  In 1972, Charlie’s team (Cee Bass Realty) won the Virginia State Championship and competed in the Major National tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.  This team participated in the Major National tournament again in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1973.  In 1972, the Portsmouth Sports Club honored Charlie for his long devotion to sports in that city.  In the late sixties and early seventies, Charlie’s team competed up and down the East coast on the Major level.

 

* Deceased